Awaze Ethiopian Cuisine
Ethiopian
Awaze states that every dish is prepared without seed oils.
Sauté and high-heat cooking use avocado oil; cold prep uses EVOO; butter and niter kibbeh are also used. No seed oils.
Seed-oil-free restaurants in NYC
27 restaurants at 81 locations in NYC where the restaurant, or the venue that runs it, publicly says the whole kitchen or menu uses no seed oils. Each entry quotes its source and links to it.
How a place gets on this list
- The restaurant, or the venue that runs it, states that its whole menu or kitchen uses no seed oils (canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, "vegetable oil" and so on).
- A fryer-only or single-dish claim doesn't count.
- Every statement is quoted word for word, with its source and the date it was checked.
- Eat Healthier quotes what places publish and does not inspect kitchens.
Manhattan
Festival
Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island · American
Festivál Café states that it uses no seed oils in all of its cooking, with fried foods cooked in peanut oil and all other oils being olive oil.
Furthermore, we use no toxic seed oils in all of our cooking. Our fried foods are cooked in 100% peanut oil and all other oils used are olive oil.
Good Sugar
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill · Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
goodsugar states that its products contain no seed oils.
We offer no seed oils, are 99% gluten-free, 100% organic, and proudly plant-based.
Locanut
Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square · American
Locanut states that all of its house-made menu items are seed-oil-free.
House-made items are seed-oil-free; cooking uses EVOO, baking coconut oil, and aioli avocado oil.
Matter
West Village · Salads
Matter states that its Crosby Street restaurant is seed-oil-free.
100% gluten-free, seed-oil-free, and free from ultra-processed ingredients.
Matter
2 locations
Matter publishes a no-seed-oil ingredient policy and lists its Midtown virtual kitchen as a current pickup-and-delivery location.
No Seed Oil ... Single Origin Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Mezeh
3 locations · Mediterranean
Mezeh states that it cooks every recipe without seed oils.
We cook every recipe with extra virgin olive oil ... no seed oils, ever.
Motek
3 locations · Mediterranean
Motek states on its homepage that it is now 100% seed oil-free and has removed all seed oils from its kitchen. The page does not list which locations the statement covers.
MOTEK IS NOW 100% Seed Oil-Free At Motek, we’ve always cooked with heart. Now, we’re taking it a step further by removing all seed oils from our kitchen.
Oldays
2 locations · American
OL'DAYS states in its FAQ that it is a seed-oil-free restaurant and uses only extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil.
Do you use seed oils? No — OL’DAYS is a seed‑oil‑free restaurant. We only use extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil.
Salad Don
Chinatown · Salads
Salad Don states that its menu is prepared without seed oils.
We use the finest avocado and olive oil. No seed oils.
Soma Salads
Midtown-Midtown South · Salads
SOMA Salads states that its 520 8th Avenue salads and grain bowls are seed-oil-free.
Order fresh, seed-oil-free salads and grain bowls made daily in Midtown Manhattan.
Sushi Noon
West Village
Sushi Noon describes its food as seed oil free on its homepage.
gluten free · seed oil free · made fresh all day
The Protein Shop
Chinatown · American
The Protein Shop states that every item on its menu is seed-oil-free.
Every item on our menu is seed-oil-free, protein-forward, and macro-conscious.
West10West
West Village · New American
WEST10WEST states that it does not cook with seed oils.
Extra virgin olive oil, cultured butter, and Zero Acre oil; seed oils never enter the kitchen.
Wolfnights
2 locations · Sandwiches
Wolfnights states on its main wraps-and-bowls menu page that its food is '100% Seed-Oil Free'. The line stands as its own paragraph among brand-wide food attributes; the separate sides page (fries, tenders, fried pickles) does not repeat it or name a frying oil.
No hormones, no antibiotics, no added sugar Vegan, Keto, and Gluten-Free* options available 100% Seed-Oil Free
Zazu Mediterranean Street Food
Midtown-Midtown South · Other
Zazu states that every item at its Shaver Hall location is prepared without industrial seed oils.
Every item is seed-oil-free and prepared exclusively with extra virgin olive oil.
Brooklyn
Savo
Sunset Park West · American
SAVŌ states that its entire menu is made without seed oils.
Our menu offers nourishing, fulfilling meals made entirely without seed oils or processed shortcuts.
Queens
Massi's
Astoria · Sandwiches
Massi's states that it is a seed-oil-free establishment.
Seed-oil-free establishment; house-cut fries are fried in beef tallow.
Spin Bagel
Bayside-Bayside Hills · Bagels/Pretzels
Spin Bagel states on its homepage that it does not cook with seed oils, naming canola, vegetable, soy and corn oil as excluded.
We don't cook with seed oils, so no canola, vegetable, soy or corn oil.
Across NYC
Glaze
5 locations · Japanese
Glaze states that it cooks with Zero Acre oil and that no seed oils are used in its cooking. It does not state which oils are in its dressings and dipping sauces (such as its sesame dressing, ranch and chili crisp sauce) or in the third-party dumplings it serves.
Our Cooking Oil All flavor. No seed oils. We cook with Zero Acre because the oil matters, too.
Gnocchi On 9th
8 locations · Italian
Gnocchi on 9th states in its Allergy & Dietary FAQ that it only uses extra virgin olive oil as its cooking oil. The answer does not mention seed oils by name, and the site does not say which oil is in prepared items such as the Caesar dressing or the fried shallots on the catering menu.
What cooking oils are used? Gnocchi on 9th only uses extra virgin olive oil.
Impact Kitchen
2 locations · American
Impact Kitchen states that its full menu is prepared without seed oils.
100% gluten free. No refined sugars. No seed oils.
La Villa Pizzeria
4 locations · Pizza
La Villa states that every dish is prepared without seed oils.
Certified extra-virgin olive oil. No seed oils.
Matchaful
9 locations · Coffee/Tea
Matchaful states that its café menu is entirely seed-oil-free.
Our menu is entirely gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and seed oil-free.
Pura Vida Miami
10 locations · Californian
Pura Vida Miami states on its menu page that it cooks without seed oils. It does not say which oil it cooks with.
We are proud to cook without seed oils.
Somedays Bakery
5 locations · Bakery Products/Desserts
Somedays Bakery states in its brand promise that it is seed oil free.
Seed oil free. Real ingredients, all the way through.
Springbone Kitchen
12 locations · Soups
Springbone Kitchen states on its homepage that it uses no seed oils, ever.
No seed oils, no refined sugar, no gluten — ever.